ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228192
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can
submit corrected information.
Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1945 |
Time: | 09:55 |
Type: | Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 251 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | FK743 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | hills near Hafnarfjordhur -
Iceland
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Reykjavik |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The airplane crashed into some hills under unknown circumstances.
The bodies of the crew were recovered on 9 April, and buried at Fossvogur three days later. They were:
F/O J J Yule (RCAF) Pilot
Flt Lt N Smith (RAF)
P/O T M Lincoln (RCAF)
P/O W Edmonson (RCAF)
Sgt A R Simmonds (RAFVR) Met Air Observer
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/08754.php https://stridsminjar.is/a-list-of-crash-sites-by-year/incidents-in-1945/128-hudson-kistufell-brennisteinsfjoell-march-27-1945 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Aug-2019 06:14 |
gerard57 |
Added |
14-Aug-2019 06:20 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation